Device for treating and preventing insect bites



Oct. 1l, 1932. 4 J, F KAsNl'CKA 1,882,018

DEVICE FOR TREATING AND-PREVENTING INSECT BITES Filed Feb. 6, 1950Patented Oct. 11,1932

'Legame JOSEPH EKAsNIcKA, or1 Gremio, ILLINors DEVICE FORTREATING ANDPREVENTINGr INSECT BITES Application led Februaryr, :1.930.v Serial No.426,261.8. l*

In the past it has been customary for Sportsmen and other persons whowere exposed to the bites of mosquitoes, flies and other insects tosaturate their clothing and ,g5 to coat their skin with various kinds ofliquid insectifuge to repel the insects. Such a procedure is obviouslyinconvenient since it requires the use of some form of an applicator tospread the liquid over the skin and has necessitated the carrying of asupply of liquid which may easily be spilled and lost at times whenreplacement is exceedingly diiiicult. The liquids used often containsubstances to relieve the stinging sensation in the insects bites and toprevent swelling and infection of the flesh about the bites.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a new'andimproved means for carrying either an insectifuge, a healing agent orboth, whereby all of the advantages of a liquid insectifuge are obtainedwithout the danger of loss due to spilling of the liquid.

Another object is to provide asimple, eco- Y nomical article of thischaracter which isv Veasily carried and embodies simple and effectivemeans for containing the insectifuge and for applying it to the variousparts of the body. Other objects and advantages will become 'apparentfrom the following description and the drawing, in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of a device embodying the preferred form of theinvention.

Fig. 2 is a central sectional view of the device shown in Fig. 1.

While the invention is susceptible of various modifications andalternative constructions, I have shown in the drawing and will hereindescribe in detail the Vpreferred embodiment, but it is to be understoodthat I do not thereby intend to limit the invention to the specific formdisclosed, but intend to cover all modifications and alternativeconstructions falling within the spirit and scope of the invention asexpressed in the appended claims.

In the f'ormchosen for disclosure the invention is embodied in a deviceespecially adapted to be carried in a without producing a bulkyillustrated, the. device has a persons pocket proj ection. As

metallic ring or Y vband 10 of cylindrical form which deines generallythe outline ofthe device,` the widthV of thel band beingsubstantiallyless' than the diameter thereof so thatthe device as awhole will be comparatively thin "and dislc like in character.V

On one end or edge the band has an` inturned flange l11 which partiallycloses that end and against the inner side of the flange a resilient pad12 formed fromV cloth .or some similar material is positioned so as toextend entirely across the aperture defined by the inner edge of theflange 11. :The pad 12 serves as an applying means Awhereby aninsectifuge may be rubbed over a persons skin and to supply the pad 12with a liquid insectifuge, means is positioned within the band 10incontact with the inner surface of the pad. This means is preferably ofsuchV the liquid can not spillingv and in the present c a block or body13 (Fig. 2)

rigid porous material such as wood impreg-v a character` that beaccidentally lost by ase it comprises of substantially nated withthedesired liquid and positioned within the band 10 in contact with theinner surface of the pad. To insure thatthe block 13 will be completelysaturated withthe liquid an aperture lll is formed therethrough.

,Due toits substantially rigid character, the body 13 may be formed withone domeshaped Y side 15 so as to engage the edges ofthe pad 12 toclampv it againstrthe flange 11 and support the central portion ofdome-like form projecting b ofthe flange.

the pad 12 ina eyond the lplane f The other side 16 of the body 13 isflatrso that the body is button-like in form `andthe side 16 lies asubstantial distance within the open .end of thev band 10. To maintainthe block within the band 10 and in firm clamping relation to the pad12l a flexible disk 17 '55 *Y of oiled cardboard or the like ispositioned in the open end of the band 10 and in yielding engagementwith an `annular groove 18 formed in the band. Y The pad 12 absorbsltheli i from the block 13 and always contains a suflicient amount of theliquid to be appliedto a Vpersons skin and since the pad is supportedvbythe block 13 ina dome-like form, it may be rubbed over the skinwithout causing contact of the metallic band 10 with the skin. Theopposite sides of theband 10 provide opposed surfaces by which thedeviceA may be grasped to apply the liquid to the skin.

The liquid with which the block 13 is impregnated may be of any suitablecomposition or mixture yof different liquids, the preferred mixturecontaining oil of Pennyroya'l and oil of cedar which serve asv aninsectifuge;

and alcohol and cainphor oil to sooth the in# sect bites. f

The fumesgiven Volf by the block 4at all times serve to drive insectsfrom the immediate vicinity of the device and hencethe deviceis usefulabout cottages, porches or similar placessince several of them may beplaced about the room to permeate the air withV the fumes given ofi" bythe block. When used in this manner the portion `of the band 10 whichprojects beyond the retaining :disk 17 serves to support the device.Thus the i device lmay be hung in a vertical position on a wall byplacing the. projecting portion of the'band 10 over a nail in the wall,v

The device may also be positioned 'on a table and in this position theoiled disk 17 prevents passage of the fumes from the block` 13downwardly to the table and prevents damage to the finish of the tableby the fumes.

It will be obvious that the ii'ianu'facturing Voperations involved inlproducing 'the `device are exceedingly simple so that the device vmay beproduced very economically,.and it should be noted'that although a`liquid insectifuge is employed it is not necessary 'to provide acomparatively expensive liquid-'tight 'contaiiier. Furthermore, thedevice is of `a'form which lmay be conveniently carried .and :there isno danger of rlosing the insectifuge by spilli-ng it 'from 1a container.

I claim as kmy invention z- 1. A device for vcontaining and applying aninsectifuge, said device comprising, in combination, a peripheralmetallic 'ban-d having an annu-lar groove adjacent one edge and aninturnedV flange on the other edge thereof, a pad extending acrosstheaperture defined by said flange and bearing against the inner side ofsaidiiange, a bodyof subv stantially rigid porous material'impregna'tedwith an insectifuge and positioned within said band, said Abody havingone dome-like side engaging said pad so as to -support `the same in adome-likeV form projecting outwardly beyond said flange, and a disk-likemember yengaging the groove in said band to rhold said body in positiontherein.

2. A device ofthe character describedcomprising, in combination, alcircular `band extending across the end opening defined said flange andabutting the inner side of sai flange, a circular wooden blockimpregnated with an insectifuge, said block having one dome-shaped sideand being positioned within said band to support said pad in the shapeof adome projecting outwardly beyond said flange, sai-dlpad beingclamped at its edges between said flange and said block, and meanssecuring said block within said band.

' '3. A device lolf the character described comprising, in combination,abodyof substan-f tially rigid porous material impregnated with a liquidcomposed of an insectifuge and va subs'tance'which acts to sooth insectbites,

a pad having one side bearing against said body whereby to absorb theliquid gradually therefrom, and means holding said pad in position on.said body.

4. A levice ofhe character describedcomf` prising, in combination, aband, a pad eX- tend-ing across one end -of said band, a body positionedwithin said band and engaging one side of isaid pad, said -body `beingof a porous material impregnated with anl i-nsectifuge, and means withinsaid band to hold said body in position therein., said band projectingbeyond said means so that the device -may be suspended from a nail orthe like;

v 5. A device for preventing insect bites In testimony whereof,` I 'havehereunto affixed my signature.

JOSEPHF. KASNICKA.

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